Kyle Farmer

31-Year-Old ShortstopSS

Cincinnati Reds

Day-To-Day

Injury Undisclosed

2022 Stats

AVG

.193

RBI

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2022 Fantasy Outlook

Despite having his best major league season in 2021, Farmer is a source of frustration for Reds fans. That's not on Farmer, but on the Reds' front office, who opted not to improve the shortstop position in the offseason, instead settling first on Eugenio Suarez and then on Farmer after Suarez did not work out. While Farmer was fantastic in July (.395/.456/.691), he tapered off and his overall rate stats (.316 OBP, .416 SLG) were just ok for a player in Great American Ballpark. Just as it's inadequate for the Reds to rely upon Farmer as a full-time shortstop, he doesn't provide enough category juice to be your fantasy shortstop and is a good bet to regress in 2022. That being said, his opportunities are unlikely to decrease, as Cincinnati has committed to a full rebuild and Suarez is no longer in the infield mix. Read Past Outlooks

RANKSFrom Preseason

#521

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Overall

League Majors

Bats R

Throws R

40 Man Yes

Height 6'0"

Weight 205

DOB 8/17/1990

Born Atlanta, GA

College Georgia

Drafted 8th Rd 2013 LAD

Out as expected Sunday

SSCincinnati Reds

Undisclosed

May 15, 2022

Farmer (general soreness) is out of Sunday's lineup against the Pirates.

ANALYSIS
The plan all along was to hold Farmer out of action through the weekend and take advantage of Monday's off day before a potential Tuesday return. Matt Reynolds is starting at shortstop and leading off.

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Batting Order Slot Breakdown

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Left/Right Batting Splits

Since 2020

+20%

OPS vs LHP

2022

+44%

OPS vs LHP

2021

+10%

OPS vs LHP

2020

+87%

OPS vs LHP

	OPS	PA	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG
Since 2020vs Left	.790	178	24	8	22	1	.277	.320	.470
Since 2020vs Right	.658	545	51	9	60	4	.241	.301	.357
2022vs Left	.715	32	1	1	9	1	.267	.281	.433
2022vs Right	.495	94	10	0	6	1	.167	.245	.250
2021vs Left	.789	122	22	7	10	0	.257	.311	.478
2021vs Right	.715	407	38	9	53	2	.265	.318	.397
2020vs Left	.895	24	1	0	3	0	.391	.417	.478
2020vs Right	.478	44	3	0	1	1	.179	.273	.205
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Home/Away Batting Splits

Since 2020

+11%

OPS at Home

2022

+27%

OPS at Home

2021

+12%

OPS at Home

2020

+57%

OPS on Road

	OPS	PA	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG
Since 2020Home	.727	364	42	10	47	2	.254	.317	.410
Since 2020Away	.657	359	33	7	35	3	.247	.295	.361
2022Home	.628	57	7	1	7	0	.184	.281	.347
2022Away	.493	69	4	0	8	2	.200	.232	.262
2021Home	.771	280	33	9	38	1	.276	.330	.441
2021Away	.690	249	27	7	25	1	.249	.301	.389
2020Home	.468	27	2	0	2	1	.167	.259	.208
2020Away	.734	41	2	0	2	0	.316	.366	.368
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Stat Review

How does Kyle Farmer compare to other hitters?

This section compares his stats with all batting seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 400 plate appearances)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.

* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.

BB/K
Walk to strikeout ratio
BB Rate
The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a walk.
K Rate
The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a strikeout.
BABIP
Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many of a batter’s balls in play go for hits.
ISO
Isolated Power. Slugging percentage minus batting average. A computation used to measure a batter's raw power.
AVG
Batting average. Hits divided by at bats.
OBP
On Base Percentage. A measure of how often a batters reaches base. Roughly equal to number of times on base divided by plate appearances.
SLG
Slugging Percentage. A measure of the batting productivity of a hitter. It is calculated as total bases divided by at bats.
OPS
On base plus slugging. THe sum of a batter's on-base percentage and slugging percentage.
wOBA
Weighted on-base average. Measures a player's overall offensive contributions per plate appearance. wOBA combines all the different aspects of hitting into one metric, weighting each of them in proportion to their actual run value.
Exit Velocity
The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
Hard Hit Rate
A measure of contact quality from Sports Info Solutions. This stat explains what percentage of batted balls were hit hard vs. medium or soft.
Barrels/PA
The percentage of plate appearances where a batter had a batted ball classified as a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
Sprint Speed
The speed of a batter in feet per second.

BB/K

0.33

BB Rate

5.6%

K Rate

16.7%

BABIP

.223

ISO

.105

AVG

.193

OBP

.254

SLG

.298

OPS

.552

wOBA

.248

Exit Velocity

79.8 mph

Hard Hit Rate

27.4%

Barrels/PA

3.4%

Sprint Speed

22.6

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Past Fantasy Outlooks

2021

2020

In 2019, Farmer traded away contact in exchange to add power, but in 2020 he reversed the equation, going homerless in 70 plate appearances, but lowering his K% from 29.9 to 18.6. Sample size caveats aside, is the trade-off worth it? While it's generally true that OBP is undervalued and SLG overvalued, with Farmer the offense hasn't risen enough to the level for it to matter. He's the definition of a replacement-level utility player, one who can play multiple positions in a pinch, but one that you wouldn't want to start for your roto team unless you're in a pinch.

Farmer spent most of the 2019 campaign in the majors, logging time at all four infield positions as well as behind the plate. He also showed some pop with his bat for the first time in his big-league career, slugging nine home runs and registering a .180 ISO in 197 plate appearances. That touch of power was a nice surprise, but it came at a price as Farmer's 67.8% contact rate was well below his his major- and minor-league career norms. Not coincidentally, the 29-year-old's strikeout rate jumped to an uncharacteristic 30.3% while both his batting average (.230) and xBA (.226) tumbled. Farmer wasn't expected to make the team out of spring training last season, but he solidified his spot on the club with his versatility -- he even logged a garbage-time outing as a relief pitcher. That versatility should keep Farmer on the roster in 2020, but he isn't likely to be more than a utility player.

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